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ChaBad Sunday, 22 Tevet, 5783 January 15, 2023

  ChaBad Sunday, 22 Tevet, 5783 January 15, 2023   Jewish History Winter According to Rabbi Judah (cited in the Talmud, Bava Metzia 106b), Tevet 29 marks the end of  winter . (As per Genesis 8:22, the year consists of six 2-month "seasons": seedtime, harvest, cold, heat, summer and winter.) Passing of R. Yitzchak Kaduri (2006) Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri, known in recent years as "the eldest of the Kabbalists," in the Holy Land, was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1898. As a youth, he studied under the great "Ben Ish Chai" (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of  Baghdad, 1840-1913) and was regarded as an  illu  (prodigy) by the sages of the venerable Baghdad Jewish community. In 1922, Rabbi Yitzchak emigrated to the Holy Land and joined the ranks of the Jerusalem Kabbalists, even as he earned his living for many years as a bookbinder. Over the years his fame grew, and thousands flocked to him to receive his counsel and blessing. Rabbi Kaduri passed away on the 29th of Tev

ChaBaD Sunday, January 15, 2023 22 Tevet, 5783

 ChaBaD Sunday, January 15, 2023 22 Tevet, 5783 Jewish History Purim of the Curtains (1623) After a respected Jew was falsely accused of stealing the royal curtains from the governor's palace, the entire Jewish community of Prague was in mortal danger. After miraculous intervention, the real culprit confessed to the crime, sparing the Jews of the city To commemorate this event, "Purim of the Curtains" was instituted to thank G-d for the miraculous salvation. Link:  Purim of the Curtains Daily Study Chumash Parshat Va'eira, 1st Portion (Exodus 6:2-6:13) Psalms Chapters 106-107 Tanya Likutei Amarim, end of Chapter 14 Rambam 3 Chapters ,  1 Chapter ,  Sefer Hamitzvot Hayom Yom Today's Hayom Yom Daily Thought A Time of Silence In Ancient Egypt, things only got worse for the Hebrew slaves before they got better. Why? A parable: A father answers the questions of his child and th